What ground cover grows best in shade?

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Best Ground Cover Plants for Shade

Bunchberry (cornus canadensis)
Sweet woodruff (galium odoratum)
Yellow archangel (lamium galeobdolon)
Vancouveria (vancouveria hexandra)
Bishop’s hat (epimedium)
Wild ginger (asarum)
7. Japanese pachysandra (pachysandra terminalis)
Bugleweed (ajuga reptans)

What is the fastest growing flowering ground cover?

Creeping Phlox (Phlox subulata) This low-lying ground cover plant produces flower blossoms in an array of outstanding colors. This particular species of ground cover plant is the fastest growing plant on this list, so it needs to be trimmed regularly, especially if you are using it along a pathway or as a border.

What flowers require partial sun?

Annual flowers to grow in shade will fill even the shadiest corner with plenty of color.

Alyssum.
Baby Blue Eyes.
Begonia.
Calendula.
Cleome.
Fuchsia.
Impatiens.
Larkspur.

Will Creeping Jenny grow in shade?

Golden creeping jenny as a groundcover in a shady area. L. nummularia ‘Aurea’ can be planted almost any exposure from full sun to light shade, in moist soils. For the best color, situate the plant so it receives morning sun.

Does creeping phlox tolerate shade?

Summary. Woodland phlox (Phlox divaricata) and creeping phlox (Phlox stolonifera) are both shade-loving species prized for their beautiful spring flowers.

What plants grow with about 4 hours of sun?

Root crops such as radishes, carrots, potatoes, and beets can grow in as little as 3-4 hours of direct sun with light or dappled shade for the rest of the day. Leafy greens such as lettuce, arugula, kale, bok choy, and chard are happy with just a few hours of sunshine each day.

What plants do well in half sun?

Perennials best suited for these light conditions include the hellebore family, all of the hosta family, primrose, leadwort, toad lily, violet, crested iris, woodland phlox, bleeding heart, hardy begonia, columbine, bugbane and lady’s mantle.

Is Goldilocks the same as creeping Jenny?

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Lysimacha nummularia ‘Goldilocks’ (Creeping Jenny) is a low-growing perennial forming an attractive mat of roundish to heart-shaped, shiny golden leaves, 1 in. long (2.5 cm), along the procumbent stems. Blooming in early to midsummer, yellow flowers with five pointed lobes are borne in the leaf axils.